Shloka 13
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 47 — Arjuna’s Deterrent Declaration
Sañjaya’s Report
मायोपध: प्रणिपातार्जवाभ्यां तपोदमाभ्यां धर्मगुप्त्या बलेन । सत्यं ब्रुवन् प्रतिपन्नो नृपो न- स्तितिक्षमाण: क्लिश्यमानो5तिवेलम्
sañjaya uvāca | māyopadhaḥ praṇipātārjavābhyāṃ tapodamābhyāṃ dharmaguptyā balena | satyaṃ bruvan pratipanno nṛpo naḥ titikṣamāṇaḥ kliśyamāno 'tivelam ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Unser König (Yudhiṣṭhira), gegründet in Demut und Geradheit, begabt mit Askese und Selbstzucht, vom Dharma behütet und durch inneren Entschluss gestärkt, spricht nur die Wahrheit, selbst wenn er übermäßige Not erduldet. Obwohl er lange gequält wurde, erträgt er weiterhin mit Duldsamkeit das trügerische Tun und Reden der Kurus.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises ethical kingship rooted in truthfulness, humility, straightforwardness, austerity, and self-restraint, emphasizing that steadfast adherence to dharma includes patient endurance even under prolonged injustice and provocation.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Sañjaya describes Yudhiṣṭhira’s character to highlight the Pāṇḍava king’s moral strength: despite suffering and facing Kaurava duplicity, he continues to speak truth and practice forbearance.